starts right now. >> live and in h.d. -- this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> we started off today i see but that cold weather is on its way out. >> we're looking at positively springlike temperatures for the next few days. >> temperatures are above freezing now and will stay above freezing overnight. we had a few showers through the area and the storm scan moving across ohio into eastern kentucky. some fog as we had through the evening temperatures are key. 50 degrees at quantico. everyone is expected to stay above freezing. no i see concerns overnight. look for apache, dense fog by early tomorrow morning. that will be a concern that we

will start to warm up into the fifties it tomorrow afternoon. it is not going to stay that way. it's coming back later this week i will tell you win, coming up. >> abc seven days or storm watch weather station. you can download are smart phone app to stay one step ahead of the weather. >> it is a complicated issue that has been under the microscope for several years. now a group of senators is getting together to reform our country's immigration policy. let's go live now to capitol for a look at this new push. >> it is just a blueprint at this point, but there are some key bipartisan players. they are trying to capitalize on the post election demand that congress start working together.

immigration reform as complex controversial, and so far unsuccessful. but today, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a plan that could be a breakthrough. >> today is an important fur step in what will be a significantly complicated journey. >> this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> the plan would create a plan for citizenship for the 11 million illegals already here. it would reform legal emigration, the word green cards to those who earn advanced math and science degrees and come up with a verification system to make sure illegal workers are not hired. >> we have been to contend for too long to allow individuals to mow our lawns, save our -- clean air homes and watch our children while not afford them any of the benefits that make our country so great. >> the biggest obstacle lot -- lies in the republican

controlled house. they have changed as well. latinos may have 10% of the voters and president obama 171%. yesterday, illinois became the effort -- the fourth state to allow undocumented immigrants to get their drivers' licenses. the devil is in the details at this point. there is momentum. the president goes to nevada tomorrow to unveil his own the plant for immigration reform. >> thank you. also on capitol tonight, we are waiting for the senate to approve nearly $51 billion in aid for areas hit by super storms and the. the emergency relief bill would go too hard hit parts of new jersey and new york. at least $16 billion would go to state and local governments. some lawmakers complained fell

measure will add to the nation's debt. >> president obama is calling on law enforcement officers to help convince congress to pass them on legislation. he asked police from newtown, conn., an aurora colorado to add their voices to the gun debate. the president says he realizes the issue raises passions from all across the country but congress will pay attention to police. >> the case of a former culpeper police officer accused of murder is a man has of the jury following closing arguments. he says he shot patricia cut in self-defense last february. he said she tracked his arm in the window of her vehicle and drove off. he was not armed. -- she was not armed. he was responding to called a suspicious vehicle of a church parking lot. a sentencing in the case of john leopold. he is undergoing a bench trial.

he's accused of using his police detail for personal matters including having officers stand guard while he had sex with a county employee in a parking lot. closing arguments begin tomorrow morning. we are counting down tonight to super bowl 47. >> ravens fans are flocking into new orleans ahead of the weekend showdown. they will have plenty to do down there to keep themselves entertained. let's go to the big easy for a look at the sights and sounds. what is the ravens than to do? new orleans is so boring. >> say that again question or >> i was just kidding. >> i can't hear you. there's a blimp overhead. just to give you a glimpse of what's going on tonight -- the super dome has been renamed. it is the mercedes benz superdome. i have all these little kiosks and things and putting up a huge image of avertin davis from

the san francisco forty-niners. if you know anything about football, you will know that is a maryland terrapin right there some of the district of columbia. the superdome is looking a lot better than the last time i was in new orleans for hurricane katrina. this is the place where people took refuge with the waters rose. they put a lot of money into it to make it look absolutely perfect. as we look into downtown new orleans, just past that is the french quarter. that is one of the places where the fans will be heading, looking for music and good food. sorry to say we have not had a chance to sample any of that good food since we arrived, but it is in our plan. people are looking for gumbo and jambalaya and po boys. alligator is on the menu here in new orleans here and when you

eat, you will be hearing music. there is street musician everywhere, blues groups and jazz groups. it's a quiet town right now, but people are starting to show up and it's going to be a wild week. >> thank you. thousands of fans packed said baltimore inner harbor today for a rally for the ravens. the loudest cheers were for linebacker ray lewis to plans to retire after the superbowl. after the rally, the team headed straight to the airport to fly to new orleans. today is the 12th anniversary of the ravens only super bowl victory as of yet. finding a job can be tough, but coming up, recent college graduates have a very specific problem trying to when those jobs. >> an outpouring of deadly nightclub fire. who the authorities are questioning tonight. >> a major windfall for the district of columbia -- a major

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>> shop has given way to brief tonight in southern brazil. mourners turned out by the thousands to remember the victims of the deadly nightclub fire of the weekend. at least 233 people were killed when an aunt or pyrotechnics display set the club on fire. nearly half of the attendees were students from a nearby

university. authorities are questioning three people, including the club's manager, a band member, and head of security at a club. >> d.c. has a problem on that it can but not a bad problem. >> a $400 million surplus was discovered in the city's budget and now they're trying to figure out to use it. out that there are plenty of ideas about what to do with this money. >> lots of ideas. you're about to hear some interesting ones. right now, the city of d.c. has about $1.2 billion in cash reserves. that's not counting this new $400 million. as you can imagine there's a tug of war going on in the city council about what to do with all the money. talk of extra money in the bank for the city of d.c. is leading to a loss of opinions. save it or spend it? $400 million -- a budget surplus

is available after stronger revenue collections and economy. d.c. city leaders already have a wish list of where the city should spend money, we decided to ask the people of d.c. with the money should be spent on. one woman did not hesitate to put out the trash in the streets. >> you look around and see how much needs to be done. look at the streets. the count 30 it is. >> want spending solution is improving education. just friday, a city funded university cut nearly 100 positions from its staff and faculty to actually save money. another top suggestion is refunding the money. >> that might help the economy. give the people a refund and they will spend the money. that will keep some people higher at and boost people a little bit. >> you don't have to go far to see someone in need. 15,000 people are homeless in d.c., including about 1000

families. >> there's a lot of homeless people year. >> here is the city council wish list -- topping it, homeless services welfare programs, and education for $9.5 billion. tomorrow, we should know more about the budget surplus. the city's chief financial officer will release the annual report and we might hear more from the mayor and city council as to what their ideas are. >> thank you. still to come, college graduates are being hit especially hard right now when it comes to finding work and their education could be the problem. >> taking a live look outside, we're looking forward to a few days of warmth after this long cold spell. >> in front of the superdome

we're getting ready for super bowl 47 in the shadow of the french quarter. the reagans arrived this afternoon. they're getting ready for the biggest game of their life --

>> the summer anniversary today -- the 27th anniversary of the space shedder -- space shuttle challenger disaster. exploded 73 seconds into flight. it was blamed on a cracked zero rain. all seven astronauts on board were killed, including christa mcauliffe, a would have been the first teacher in space. >> a new study today says 40% of graduates are overqualified for their jobs. the findings come from the center of college affordability and productivity. the numbers highlight a growing disconnection between what employers need and the qualifications of recent graduates. >> just a gray and a yankee

looking day out there. >> it will be a little better going home this evening. no ice warnings for a while. probably won't get back to below freezing until thursday. but look at this cloud -- a cloud cover as we go through sunset. a few breaks visible to the west. this is temporary. will have quite a bit of cloudiness but it's a sign the front is on the move and will slowly but surely deliver a warmer temperatures. 43 and now and 49 in martinsburg. a little more rain it may come our way out later tonight. a big spread in temperatures. 21 degrees warmer in fredericksburg. just an indication the air mass is starting to change.

that colder air moving out and a warmer air moving in. 44 and 33 are the high and low. 44 and 29 are the averages. the record high it set back in 1946. we're not going to get that warm but '60s possible. no freezing of the water on the ground. new england still in the southern fringes of this arctic air mass, but a warm front is making its way through the mid- atlantic. 71 right now. 72 in little rock. some of that will be dependent on how much sunshine we get. lower 50s with some sun and jumping into the sixties and had a strong moving cold front. satellite radar with a disturbance moving through overnight. the biggest effect will be the

areas of dense fog as we get through the overnight hours. things moving along smartly with the clouds and then a few breaks possible. on wednesday, a big push of warm air ahead of the cold front and showers and thunderstorms possible in the evening. after that, things start to turn cooler again. 53 for a high in the next seven days, then turning sharply colder as we had through friday and the weekend. punxsutawney for -- punxsutawney phil will jump up and down to celebrate. >> and now between the sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> you know ravens' fans will have something to celebrate. >> to is that handsome and reporting from new orleans? >> great to see. new orleans is in the sports

spotlight. there shrank to show the world how far that comes as the devastation of hurricane katrina in 2005. hotels will be filled from biloxi to baton rouge. more than 5000 media members are here to document all. superbowl and mardi gras have collided this week. a big sendoff and baltimore and the coaches and players of the ravens are meeting with the meeting -- meeting with the media right now. jacoby jones is it from the area. >> i'm speechless when it comes to talking about going home for this super bowl. it's amazing. every doesn't get this chance to even play of the super bowl or when the super bowl. it's amazing to me. i'm just soaking it up and really enjoying every minute, every second, being around my teammates. >> a very humble had read -- a

40 niners got to new orleans yesterday, but with the press at wed to the french quarter. the coach says the team is not here to party. >> the same approach as always. enjoy the moment, enjoy the preparation. that's what our team enjoys the most is the practice and the meetings and especially the competition. >> how about for golf fans? tiger woods at torrey pines this afternoon. as a matter of fact, this was his season debut. he had is a game to all the rounds despite a delay. they had to stop play because of darkness. it is his eighth career win at torrey pines. tiger woods wins by four shots at the farmers insurance open.

the caps get their first win of the season. last night, the first goal of the year for alex. they play ottawa tomorrow night. then they head home, but they have three points in the southeast division. alex gets his first goal of the year. the big story right here in new orleans, super bowl 47. things are starting to gear up a little bit as we head toward a super bowl sunday. >> a long, fund countdown. >> we will see you in a bit. and finally to your forecast in comeback.

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>> what we have to look forward to next few days? >> fog and showers, but warmer temperatures had. tomorrow in the lower 50s and enough sunshine could put us in the '60s on wednesday. colder friday and saturday. >> abc world news is coming up next. >> and join we gotta sell the car.

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